| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Manuel Boswell (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Edward Merriweather (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Young (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jan Srnsky (fresh) 3 reb. C - Colin Alday (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Manuel Gariepy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Prichard (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Shawn Riegel (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Peter Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Fox (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel inbounds the ball | 24-34 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:32 | Purdue | Colin Alday is called for the reach on Ronald Fox - foul #2 on Colin Alday, team foul #1 | 24-34 |
| 19:14 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-34 |
| 19:12 | Purdue | Peter Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 24-34 |
| 18:52 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 24-34 |
| 18:50 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Manuel Boswell | 24-34 |
| 18:42 | Ohio State | Manuel Gariepy is called for the reach on Colin Alday - foul #2 on Manuel Gariepy, team foul #1 | 24-34 |
| 18:28 | Ohio State | Colin Alday buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Merriweather and he's hacked by Ronald Fox - foul #1 on Ronald Fox, team foul #2 | 26-34 |
| 18:28 | Ohio State | Colin Alday misses the free throw | 26-34 |
| 18:28 | Purdue | John Prichard grabs the board | 26-34 |
| 18:00 | Purdue | John Prichard is hacked by Colin Alday - foul #3 on Colin Alday, team foul #2 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Dikembe Abeyta (C) Colin Alday | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 17:31 | Purdue | Ronald Fox buries a runner from close range set up by John Prichard | 26-36 |
| 17:28 | Ohio State | Manuel Boswell loses the dribble to John Prichard in the backcourt | 26-36 |
| 17:13 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 26-39 |
| 17:03 | Ohio State | Ronald Young clanks a 3 from the left wing | 26-39 |
| 17:02 | Purdue | Manuel Gariepy gets the rebound | 26-39 |
| 16:36 | Purdue | The short jumper by John Prichard is denied by Jan Srnsky | 26-39 |
| 16:35 | Ohio State | Ronald Young grabs the board | 26-39 |
| 16:18 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Peter Taylor - foul #3 on Peter Taylor, team foul #3 | 26-39 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Johnson (PG), Jonathon Andersen (SG), Mark Spurgeon (SF) Manuel Boswell, Edward Merriweather, Ronald Young | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Petro (SF), Paul Brinson (PF), Andrew Escamilla (C) Shawn Riegel, Peter Taylor, Ronald Fox | |
| 16:18 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky makes the 1st free throw | 27-39 |
| 16:18 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky makes the 2nd free throw | 28-39 |
| 16:01 | Purdue | David Petro clanks a fadeaway from close range | 28-39 |
| 16:00 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abeyta snags the defensive board | 28-39 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - David Johnson (fresh) SG - Jonathon Andersen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Spurgeon (fresh) PF - Jan Srnsky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Dikembe Abeyta (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Manuel Gariepy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Prichard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Petro (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Brinson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Escamilla (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Ohio State | Jonathon Andersen loses the dribble to John Prichard | 28-39 |
| 15:27 | Purdue | Manuel Gariepy misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-39 |
| 15:26 | Purdue | David Petro grabs the offensive board | 28-39 |
| 15:05 | Purdue | Manuel Gariepy scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-42 |
| 14:44 | Ohio State | David Johnson hits a turnaround from close range | 30-42 |
| 14:29 | Purdue | John Prichard misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-42 |
| 14:27 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abeyta grabs the board | 30-42 |
| 14:09 | Ohio State | David Johnson is fouled on the floor by Manuel Gariepy - foul #3 on Manuel Gariepy, team foul #4 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Manuel Boswell (PG), Edward Merriweather (SG), Ronald Young (SF), John Knox (PF), Colin Alday (C) David Johnson, Jonathon Andersen, Mark Spurgeon, Jan Srnsky, Dikembe Abeyta | |
| Subs | Purdue | Shawn Riegel (SF), Ronald Fox (C) Manuel Gariepy, Andrew Escamilla | |
| 13:47 | Ohio State | Ronald Young clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-42 |
| 13:45 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Ronald Fox | 30-42 |
| 13:26 | Purdue | Ronald Fox misses long on a runner near the basket | 30-42 |
| 13:24 | Ohio State | Ronald Young snags the defensive board | 30-42 |
| 13:18 | Ohio State | Ronald Young loses the dribble to Ronald Fox | 30-42 |
| 12:56 | Purdue | Paul Brinson loses the dribble to Manuel Boswell | 30-42 |
| 12:52 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather banks in the layup set up by Manuel Boswell | 32-42 |
| 12:28 | Purdue | John Prichard knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-45 |
| 12:03 | Ohio State | Ronald Young misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 32-45 |
| 12:02 | Purdue | Paul Brinson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-45 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Manuel Boswell (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Merriweather (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Young (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Knox (fresh) C - Colin Alday (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - David Petro (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - John Prichard (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Shawn Riegel (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Paul Brinson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Fox (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:33 | Purdue | Ronald Fox misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Edward Merriweather - foul #1 on Edward Merriweather, team foul #3 | 32-45 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky (PF) John Knox | |
| Subs | Purdue | Manuel Gariepy (PG), Peter Taylor (PF) David Petro, Paul Brinson | |
| 11:33 | Purdue | Ronald Fox makes the 1st free throw | 32-46 |
| 11:33 | Purdue | Ronald Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 32-47 |
| 11:20 | Ohio State | Colin Alday scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Manuel Boswell | 34-47 |
| 10:53 | Purdue | Manuel Gariepy drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Peter Taylor | 34-50 |
| 10:33 | Ohio State | Colin Alday works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 34-50 |
| 10:32 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky misses the tip | 34-50 |
| 10:31 | Purdue | John Prichard snags the defensive board | 34-50 |
| 10:10 | Purdue | Manuel Gariepy misses long on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Manuel Boswell - foul #1 on Manuel Boswell, team foul #4 | 34-50 |
| Subs | Ohio State | David Johnson (PG), Jonathon Andersen (SG), Mark Spurgeon (SF), Dikembe Abeyta (C) Manuel Boswell, Edward Merriweather, Ronald Young, Colin Alday | |
| Subs | Purdue | Andrew Escamilla (C) Ronald Fox | |
| 10:10 | Purdue | Manuel Gariepy makes the 1st free throw | 34-51 |
| 10:10 | Purdue | Manuel Gariepy misses the 2nd free throw | 34-51 |
| 10:10 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abeyta | 34-51 |
| 09:51 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abeyta clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-51 |
| 09:49 | Purdue | Peter Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 34-51 |
| 09:42 | Purdue | John Prichard is fouled on the floor by Mark Spurgeon - foul #2 on Mark Spurgeon, team foul #5 | 34-51 |
| 09:19 | Purdue | Manuel Gariepy misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-51 |
| 09:17 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky grabs the board | 34-51 |
| 09:12 | Ohio State | Jonathon Andersen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-51 |
| 09:10 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky snags the offensive board | 34-51 |
| 08:59 | Ohio State | David Johnson misses short on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Manuel Gariepy - foul #4 on Manuel Gariepy, team foul #5 | 34-51 |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Knox (PF) Jan Srnsky | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Petro (SF) Shawn Riegel | |
| 08:59 | Ohio State | David Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 35-51 |
| 08:59 | Ohio State | David Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-51 |
| 08:38 | Purdue | John Prichard misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 36-51 |
| 08:37 | Purdue | Peter Taylor can't tip it in | 36-51 |
| 08:35 | Purdue | Manuel Gariepy tips it home | 36-53 |
| 08:27 | Ohio State | Jonathon Andersen misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-53 |
| 08:26 | Purdue | Peter Taylor grabs the board | 36-53 |
| 07:59 | Purdue | David Petro misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-53 |
| 07:58 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abeyta snags the defensive board | 36-53 |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - David Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jonathon Andersen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Spurgeon (fresh) PF - John Knox (fresh) C - Dikembe Abeyta (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Manuel Gariepy (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Prichard (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - David Petro (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Andrew Escamilla (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abeyta can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-53 |
| 07:37 | Purdue | David Petro grabs the defensive rebound | 36-53 |
| 07:16 | Purdue | Peter Taylor comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 36-53 |
| 07:15 | Ohio State | David Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-53 |
| 06:54 | Ohio State | David Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 36-53 |
| 06:52 | Ohio State | John Knox gets the offensive rebound | 36-53 |
| 06:37 | Ohio State | David Johnson hits a floater from the free throw line set up by John Knox and the foul's on Andrew Escamilla - foul #1 on Andrew Escamilla, team foul #6 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather (SG), Ronald Young (SF), Jan Srnsky (PF), Colin Alday (C) Jonathon Andersen, Mark Spurgeon, John Knox, Dikembe Abeyta | |
| Subs | Purdue | Shawn Riegel (SF), Paul Brinson (PF), Ronald Fox (C) John Prichard, Peter Taylor, Andrew Escamilla | |
| 06:37 | Ohio State | David Johnson misses the free throw | 38-53 |
| 06:37 | Purdue | Paul Brinson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-53 |
| 06:12 | Purdue | Manuel Gariepy clanks a 3 from the left corner | 38-53 |
| 06:11 | Purdue | Ronald Fox snags the offensive board | 38-53 |
| 05:55 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel is called for traveling | 38-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Manuel Boswell (PG) David Johnson | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Prichard (SG) David Petro | |
| 05:38 | Ohio State | Ronald Fox denies the turnaround by Colin Alday | 38-53 |
| 05:37 | Ohio State | Manuel Boswell misses the tip | 38-53 |
| 05:35 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Paul Brinson | 38-53 |
| 05:33 | Purdue | Manuel Gariepy throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-53 |
| 05:22 | Ohio State | Ronald Young misses the lay-in but he's hacked by John Prichard - foul #1 on John Prichard, team foul #7 | 38-53 |
| 05:22 | Ohio State | Ronald Young makes the 1st free throw | 39-53 |
| 05:22 | Ohio State | Ronald Young makes the 2nd free throw | 40-53 |
| 04:58 | Purdue | Manuel Gariepy is hacked by Colin Alday - foul #4 on Colin Alday, team foul #6 | 40-53 |
| 04:42 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 40-53 |
| 04:41 | Purdue | John Prichard gets the offensive rebound | 40-53 |
| 04:12 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 40-53 |
| 04:10 | Ohio State | Manuel Boswell pulls down the rebound | 40-53 |
| 04:01 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky double dribbles | 40-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Petro (PG) John Prichard | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Manuel Boswell (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Merriweather (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Young (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jan Srnsky (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Colin Alday (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - David Petro (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SG - Manuel Gariepy (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Shawn Riegel (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Paul Brinson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Fox (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:38 | Purdue | Manuel Gariepy is hacked by Jan Srnsky - foul #1 on Jan Srnsky, team foul #7 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jonathon Andersen (SG), Dikembe Abeyta (C) Edward Merriweather, Colin Alday | |
| Subs | Purdue | Andrew Escamilla (PF) Paul Brinson | |
| 03:38 | Purdue | Manuel Gariepy makes the 1st free throw | 40-54 |
| 03:38 | Purdue | Manuel Gariepy makes the 2nd free throw | 40-55 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Ohio State | Ronald Young connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Manuel Boswell and the foul's on David Petro - foul #3 on David Petro, team foul #8 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Peter Taylor (PF) Ronald Fox | |
| 03:26 | Ohio State | Ronald Young makes the free throw | 43-55 |
| 03:06 | Purdue | Andrew Escamilla double dribbles | 43-55 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Mark Spurgeon (SF), John Knox (PF) Ronald Young, Jan Srnsky | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 02:59 | Ohio State | Manuel Boswell clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-55 |
| 02:58 | Purdue | Peter Taylor pulls down the rebound | 43-55 |
| 02:40 | Purdue | Dikembe Abeyta blocks the short jumper by Manuel Gariepy | 43-55 |
| 02:39 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Jonathon Andersen | 43-55 |
| 02:23 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abeyta hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jonathon Andersen | 45-55 |
| 02:04 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-58 |
| 01:57 | Ohio State | Manuel Boswell misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-58 |
| 01:55 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Andrew Escamilla | 45-58 |
| 01:38 | Purdue | Peter Taylor misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 45-58 |
| 01:37 | Ohio State | Jonathon Andersen gets the rebound | 45-58 |
| 01:32 | Ohio State | Manuel Boswell is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 45-58 |
| 01:30 | Ohio State | Dikembe Abeyta tips it back up and in | 47-58 |
| 01:07 | Purdue | Peter Taylor can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Jonathon Andersen - foul #1 on Jonathon Andersen, team foul #8 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather (SG), Ronald Young (SF), Jan Srnsky (PF), Colin Alday (C) Jonathon Andersen, Mark Spurgeon, John Knox, Dikembe Abeyta | |
| Subs | Purdue | John Prichard (SG), Ronald Fox (C) David Petro, Andrew Escamilla | |
| 01:07 | Purdue | Peter Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 01:07 | Purdue | Peter Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 47-60 |
| 00:39 | Ohio State | Edward Merriweather loses the dribble to Manuel Gariepy | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel can't connect on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Ronald Young - foul #3 on Ronald Young, team foul #9 | 47-60 |
| 00:14 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel misses the 1st free throw | 47-60 |
| 00:14 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel makes the 2nd free throw | 47-61 |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Ohio State | Colin Alday misses the layup against the doubleteam | 47-61 |
| 00:05 | Ohio State | Manuel Boswell misses the tip | 47-61 |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | Jan Srnsky grabs the offensive board | 47-61 |
| 00:01 | Ohio State | Colin Alday is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 47-61 |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Colin Alday snags the offensive board | 47-61 |